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Newsby StaffJuly 25, 2019

UPS to Add Sunday Delivery Service

UPS has announced that on Jan. 1, 2020, it will begin offering customers pick-up and delivery services seven days a week.

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Photo Galleriesby Jack RobertsJune 21, 2019

Autonomous Delivery Robots Go Mainstream [Photos]

As companies around the globe move to cash in on the rapidly emerging last-mile delivery segment, autonomous methods of delivery, from self-driving vans to drones to mall delivery robots, are being developed to help get everything from pizzas to parcels into the hands of customers.

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Truck Techby Jack RobertsJune 21, 2019

The Delivery Robots’ Greatest Threat

A new wave of delivery robots could transform the way goods are delivered – provided they survive their first contact with the greatest nemesis they’ll ever face: teenagers, says Jack Roberts in his Truck Tech blog.

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Newsby David CullenJune 18, 2019

Logistics Costs Climb as Supply-Chain Capacity Tightens

With much thanks to the booming economy, logistics costs incurred by U.S. businesses jumped 11.4% last year, reaching $1.64 trillion– or 8% of the $20.5 trillion gross domestic product of the entire United States in 2018.

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Newsby StaffJune 11, 2019

Boxbot Deal Explores Automated Last-Mile Deliveries on Customer's Schedule

Boxbot and OnTrac say their new partnership will test an automated parcel delivery system that reimagines the way e-commerce packages and other shipments are delivered.

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Newsby StaffJune 5, 2019

Amazon's Latest Drone Design Aims for 30-Minute Deliveries

Amazon unveiled its latest drone design at the company’s re:MARS Conference that is capable of delivering packages to customers in less than 30 minutes, though it's not certain exactly when they will be deployed in the real world.

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Newsby StaffJune 5, 2019

CFI Logistics, TForce Integrate Final-Mile Expedited Logistics

TForce and CFI Logistics have launched an integrated service combining dedicated final-mile delivery networks with truckload transportation assets and logistics management expertise to support high-velocity, time-definite supply chain operations.

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Newsby StaffMay 23, 2019

Ford Unveils Walking Delivery Robot Concept Vehicle

Digit is an experimental, walking delivery robot, designed by Ford and Agility Robotics to work in conjunction with automated delivery vehicles.

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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeMay 21, 2019

Why A. Duie Pyle is Adding Electric Trucks to its Last-Mile Delivery Fleet

A. Duie Pyle is one of the first motor carriers in the U.S. to add all-electric Fuso eCanter medium-duty trucks to its fleet. HDT talked to the Northeast LTL about why these trucks are a great fit for its Bronx Service Center.

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Newsby StaffMay 14, 2019

Amazon Wants Employees to Open Package Delivery Businesses

Amazon announced it will take an active role in helping interested employees launch their own package delivery businesses, expanding its Delivery Service Partner program with some additional incentives to help those employees make the transition.

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